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Black Friday just passed, and hopefully you avoided the throngs of people. However, there are some good spots in the neighborhood for your shopping, and here’s a brief rundown. If you’re looking for something unique and quirky, check out the Museum of Unnatural History in the 826DC space. Their selection changes regularly, from shirts to…
An example of Mendoza-style empanadas This is interesting. I’ve gotten a couple messages lately from a new food vendor with a unique business model. It’s called Empanadas on 14th and opens on Saturday. Here’s how it works, from a Twitter message they sent me: Have delivery locations (a la bus stops) on 14th St. Pay…
The City Paper has an amusing photo essay by Darrow Montgomery from the IHOP grand opening, including the above shot, plus Fenty and Jim Graham dressed as IHOP waiters, clowns, and other random stuff. A funny way to start the day. Anybody else go and snap some shots? Or down some syrup? And if you…
The neighborhood art options are growing. Pleasant Plains Workshop, a studio and gallery space and shop, opened yesterday at 2608 Georgia Ave NW, next to Soul Veg. They’ll have a few resident artists and also have rotating exhibits of other DC-area artists and designers. I hope to talk more with them soon, but it sounds…